US6084218A - Spa heater temperature control circuit - Google Patents
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- This invention generally relates to spas and hot tubs and more specifically to control systems and circuits for the heaters utilized in such spas and hot tubs.
- Whirlpool spas and hot tubs typically include a tub for holding water, a pump for circulating the water and a heater.
- the pump draws in water from the tub, forces it through the heater and out through jets in the tub, thereby circulating the water and causing it to be heated by passing it through the heater.
- the heater is typically provided with some type of flow sensor control device that allows the heater to only operate when water is flowing through the system.
- the heater also typically includes a thermostat control device and a high limit temperature control device which turns the heater off if the temperature of the water exceeds a safe limit, such as 119° F.
- the flow sensor control which can cycle on and off repeatedly in response to water flowing and not flowing through the system.
- electromechanical controls which are responsive to the lack of water flow, excessive temperature and act as a thermostat. These are typically configured as a circuit including the heater element, a bimetallic thermostat, a bimetallic high limit thermostat and a pressure or flow switch, all connected in series with a source of line voltage, typically 115 volts AC.
- the bimetallic thermostat is configured to turn on and off in response to the temperature of the water.
- the bimetallic high limit thermostat is configured to trip when the high limit temperature is exceeded.
- the bimetallic high limit thermostat must be manually re-set after it has been tripped.
- water flows through the heater and activates the flow switch. This allows power to flow through the thermostat switches and the heater.
- a shortcoming of such a system is that when an over temperature condition occurs, which can be due to the filling of the bathtub with hot water over the maximum temperature of the high limit thermostat, the high limit thermostat will "trip" and disconnect the heater. The heater will not operate until the high limit thermostat is reset. Frequently, the heater is located underneath the tub without easy user access. Also, typically there is no visible indication that the high limit thermostat has been tripped. Often the user does not realize that the high limit thermostat has been tripped and instead believes the system is broken.
- the present invention provides a heater control circuit which is automatically reset when power is shut-off to the system.
- the heater control circuit controls the application of electrical current to the heater subject to the operation of a flow switch, a thermostat control device in a high limit temperature shut off device.
- a predetermined high limit temperature is exceeded, the circuit removes power from the heater and will not permit power to be reapplied to the heater until power to the control circuit has been turned off and then turned back on. This provides the needed safety feature of turning the heater off when a high limit temperature is exceeded while providing a simple and convenient reset feature.
- the high limit temperature control device includes a thermostatic control device in the form of an integrated circuit and a silicon controlled rectifier which provides a "crowbar" function.
- a crowbar function or crowbar circuit locks into a state once it is triggered and remains in that state as long as power is provided to the crowbar circuit. The removal of power from the crowbar circuit resets the crowbar circuit such that when power is restored to the crowbar circuit, it is in the state opposite to the locked state.
- the high limit temperature control device sends a signal to the SCR which turns off a relay and thereby prevents the application of power to the heater. The SCR will continue to keep the relay off until power to the entire circuit is turned off and then restored. Thereby, the high limit temperature control device can be conveniently reset by turning power to the entire system off then back on.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pump and heater combination employing the invention
- FIG. 2 is a detailed circuit diagram of a circuit embodying aspects of the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a side plan view of a mechanical arrangement of a heater employing a circuit of the present invention.
- the invention provides a control circuit for an electric heater which can be used for a tub or spa or other similar water heating applications. Spas hot tubs and similar systems are generally referred to herein as spas.
- the control circuit turns power to the heater on and off in response to flowing water and, in response to a thermostat to maintain a preselected water temperature.
- the circuit shuts power off when the water temperature exceeds a preset high temperature limit. When power is shut off in response to a water temperature above the limit, power to the entire system must be turned off then back on to reset the control circuit.
- An alternating current source 110 such as a typical wall outlet, provides electrical power to a pump 112.
- a switch 114 controls the power to the pump 112 and to a heater 118.
- the switch can be an air switch, for example.
- the heater 118 is an electrical resistance type heater.
- the spa may utilize a gas heater.
- a flow switch 120 allows current to flow to the heater control circuit 122 when water is flowing in the circulation system of the tub.
- Various types of suitable flow switches which turn on when water is flowing in the system and off when the flow ceases are known to those of ordinary skill in the field.
- pump 112 When pump 112 is operating properly, a flow of water caused by the pump activates flow switch 120 which then allows electrical current to flow to the heater control circuit 122.
- the heater control circuit 122 controls the application of electrical current to the heater 118 subject to the flow switch 120.
- the heater control circuit 122 provides a thermostat function to turn power to the heater on and off to regulate the temperature of the heated water within desired temperature range and provides a high limit temperature shut-off safety function.
- the heater control circuit 122 includes one or more temperature sensors indicated generally as 124 which provide the heater control circuit 122 with an indication of the temperature of the water passing through the heater 118. If the temperature sensor 124 indicates that the temperature of the water passing through the heater 118 has exceeded the high temperature limit, heater control circuit 122 will shut off power to the heater 118. The heater control circuit 122 will not restore power to the heater until the control circuit is reset.
- the heater control circuit 122 is reset by turning power to the circuit 122 off (controlled by switch 114) and then back on. When the switch 114 is turned on, the pump causes water to flow which causes the flow switch 120 to turn on and thereby provide power to the circuit 122.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic depiction of an embodiment of the heater control circuit 122.
- the input voltage typically 115 volts AC, is applied to one terminal 119 of the heater 118 and to the normally open relay 210 which is in series with the normally open relay 250.
- the relay 250 completes the circuit to that terminal 121 of the heater 118.
- the operation of relay 210 (acting as a switch mechanism) is controlled by the high limit temperature shut off circuit generally indicated at 203 while operation of relay 250 (acting as a switch mechanism) is generally controlled by the thermostat circuit generally indicated as 201.
- Those control circuits will be described in more detail below.
- thermostat circuit 201 closes relay 250 when the temperature of the water in the heater is below the predetermined range of the thermostat and leaves relay 250 open at all other times.
- High limit temperature shut off circuit 203 closes relay 210 when the temperature of the water in the heater is below the preset high limit temperature. When the high limit temperature is exceeded, circuit 203 causes relay 210 to open and does not allow relay 210 to be closed until power to circuit 203 has been turned off for a preselected time period and then turned back on. That type of switching requiring such a reset can be referred to as a "crowbar".
- the input voltage is coupled via a one amp fuse 212.
- a metal oxide varistor (MOV) 214 is coupled in parallel with the input voltage to act as a noise and line transient suppressing device.
- MOV's are available from numerous manufacturers including Panasonic.
- a capacitor (C1) 216 in parallel with a resistor (R10) 218 is used to decrease the input voltage and to limit the amount of current available to the circuit due to its impedance.
- the capacitor (C1) 216 can have a capacitance of 1.5 microfarrads and the resistor (R10) 218 can have a resistance of 1 M ohms.
- the resistor (R8) 220 is used to limit the in-rush transient current that may pass through the capacitor (C1) 216.
- Resistor (R8) 220 can have an impedance of 100 ohms.
- the current limited voltage from resistor (R8) 220 is applied to one side of the flow switch 120. When the flow switch 120 is open, no voltage is available to the rest of the circuit. Specifically, no voltage is available to the two normally open relays 210, 250 and, therefore, no voltage is available to the heater 118.
- the limited line voltage is applied to a bridge rectifier formed by the diodes (D1) 222, (D2) 224, (D3) 226 and (D4) 228.
- the output of that bridge rectifier is approximately 75 volts of direct current with no load.
- a zener diode (D6) 230 in parallel with a capacitor (C2) 231 acts as a shunt-regulator to regulate the DC voltage (the supply voltage) applied to the circuits 201, 203 to approximately 15 volts DC.
- the capacitor (C2) 231 may have a capacitance of 220 ⁇ F.
- a thermostatic control device 240 receives the 15V supply voltage and is an electronic control device in the form of an integrated circuit including an on-chip temperature sensor.
- a thermostatic control device is available from Telcom Semiconductor located in San Jose, Calif., part no. TC622CPA.
- the thermostatic control device 240 is placed in thermal contact with the object whose temperature is to be sensed. For example, it can be in direct contact with the body of the heater which is typically representative of the temperature of the water within the heater.
- the control temperature for the thermostatic control device 240 is set via resistors 242 and 244 and would typically be set for approximately 104° F.
- resistor 242 would have a resistance of 121 k ohms and resistor 244 would have a resistance of 4.02 k ohms.
- output pin 246 produces a high logic voltage level.
- the thermostatic control device 240 produces a low logic voltage level at the output pin 246.
- a high logic level at the output pin 246 turns “on” a high-voltage transistor (Q1) 248 which acts as a closed switch when it is "on".
- a suitable transistor is an NPN transistor made by Zetex, part number ZTX458. Applying the high logic level to the transistor 248 enables (closes) the relay 250, which allows current to flow through that relay.
- the thermostatic control device 240 senses a temperature (via its on chip sensor) above the set temperature, the voltage on the output pin 246 goes to a low logic voltage level which turns the transistor (Q1) 248 “off”. Turning the transistor (Q1) 248 “off” causes the relay 250 to turn off, thereby blocking or turning off the power to the heater 118.
- the high limit control device 252 receives the supply voltage and is an electronic control device in the form of an integrated circuit including an on-chip temperature sensor.
- the high limit control device 252 can be a thermostatic control device identical to the thermostatic control device 240.
- the high limit control device 252 is also placed in thermal contact with the object whose temperature is to be sensed. It can be in direct contact with the body of the heater which typically is representative of the temperature of the water within the heater 118.
- the control temperature or the high limit temperature for the high limit control device 252 is controlled by the resistor (R1) 254. For example, a resistance of 130 kilo ohms can correspond to a high limit temperature of 114° F.
- the high limit output pin 256 provides an output signal from the high limit control device 252. When the temperature sensed by the device is below the high limit, the output at the pin 256 is a low logic voltage level.
- a high voltage transistor (Q2) 262 is normally biased “on” via the resisters (R15) and (R4) 258, 260.
- the transistor 262 can be the same type as the transistor 248. When the transistor 262 is “on,” the relay 210 is enabled or “on”. The two relays 210, 250 in series control the application of the electrical power to the heater 118.
- the output 256 goes to a high logic voltage level which switches a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) 264 "on".
- SCR 264 is switched “on"
- the bias voltage applied to the base of the transistor 262 is lowered (to approximately ground), which causes the transistor 262 to turn “off”. That in turn causes the relay 210 to turn off, which disconnects the electrical power from the heater regardless of the state of the relay 250.
- the SCR 262 operates such that once the high logic voltage level is applied to its gate terminal 266, it will remain “on” (latched “on") until the DC voltage across its other two terminals 268, 270 goes to near 0 volts. Such a circuit arrangement is sometimes referred to as a “crowbar” because it terminates normal operation of the remaining circuitry until power to the SCR is removed.
- the SCR 264 turns “on” which turns the transistor 262 "off", which turns the relay 210 off. This condition can only be reversed by removing power from the two terminals 268, 270 of the SCR. That is accomplished by removing power from the heater control circuit 122.
- the heater will turn off and remain off until power to the entire circuit is turned off for a sufficient amount of time for the capacitor 231 to discharge and then power is restored to the circuit.
- the high limit temperature shutoff circuit 203 provides the safety features of turning the heater off when the sensed temperature exceeds the high limit.
- the circuit 203 provides for a convenient and easily accessible reset feature that allows the circuit 203 to be reset merely by turning power to the system off and then back on. No separate switch needs to be activated.
- the heater body 301 includes two electrical heater terminals 302, 304.
- a printed circuit board 306 is bolted, or fastened by other means, to the two heater terminals.
- the printed circuit board 306 includes most of the circuit elements depicted in FIG. 2.
- a printed circuit board sub-assembly 308 includes the thermostatic control device 240 and the second thermostatic control device 252.
- the on-chip temperature sensors 310, 312 of the two thermostatic control devices 240, 252, are shown in contract with the heater body 301.
- the printed circuit board sub-assembly 308 can be electrically coupled to the printed circuit board 306 via one or more ribbon cable connectors (not shown).
- a pair of spring-loaded standoffs 314, 316 exert a constant force against the printed circuit sub-assembly 308 to maintain physical contact between the temperature sensors 310, 312 and the heater body.
- the spring-loaded standoffs assure good thermal contact and sensing.
- the spring-loaded standoffs 314, 316 can also accommodate for variations between the lengths of the two heater terminals 304, 302 which might otherwise cause poor contact of the sensors and the heater body if the sub-assembly 308 was more rigidly connected to the circuit board 306.
- different manufacturers of heaters provide different spacing between the ends of the heater terminals which results in the circuit board 306 not being parallel to the surface of the heater body. The angle between the circuit board 306 and the surface of the heater body can also be corrected or compensated for by the two spring-loaded standoffs.
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